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ANSNV S. KLINE AND PHARES S. BELLE-R, OF ALLENTOWN. PENNSYLVANIA.

rLUsHING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed. prl 3, 1908. SerialNo. 424,991.

Patented Dec. 29, 1908.

"To all whom it may concern.

of Lehigh and `State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and usefulImprovements in .Flushing Apparatus, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in flushing apparatus for closetbowls and the like, the object of the'invention being to provide acomparatively simple and inexpensive `construction ot apparatus of thischaracter in which provision is made for the supply of Water to thestora e tank through a relatively small feed pipe and :for thecompression ofair in the upper portion of the tank .in aneliicientmanner for the discharge of the water with the required force;and a further object is to provide a novel mannerof connecting the partsby which they are adapted to be readily and conveniently assembled anddisassembled, and to provide a.

simple `and eihcient type of discharge valve and means for operating,the same.

The invention consists oi the features of construction, combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully, described and claimed,'reference being had'tothe accompanying drawing, in which Figure l is asideelevation of the dushing Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section ofthe same. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig.4 is a detail vertical sect-ion on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral l designates the inclosing casingof the apparatus, which is suitably supported above the rear end of thebowl 2 and is closed at its top by a fixed head 3 and at its bottom by aremovable head 4.

Disposed within the casing, which is preferably or' rectangular. form,is the storage tank 5,which preferably comprises a cylinder open at eachend, the lower end of said cylinder being closed by the head 4 which isformed with a groove 6 in which the lower is a series of tie-bolts l0rthreaded at their upper and lower ends for the reception of clampingand retaining nuts l1, bearing upon the outer faces of the respectiveheads toclamp/the same in position. It will be observed that the head 4closes the lower end of both the casing and cylinder, and that upondisconnecting the bolts 10 the aforesaid Vpartis may be quickly *lconvenient-ly disassembled for repairs or-other purposes.

Opening at its upper end into the bottom of the supply tank through thehead 4 is a watersupply pipe l2 through whichwater from the servicesystem is automatically fed to the tank, said pipe being provided with acontrolling valve 13 by which the rlow of water may be regulated or cutod whenever desired. As the tank 5 is entirely closed against thedischarge of air, it Vwill be understood that the column of watercontained therein will compress the confined air into the upper portionthereof, so as to provide for the discharge of the water with a desireddegree otiorce into the bowl 2. This construction permits of the use ofa feed pipe 12 ot comparatively small diameter without impairing theei'ectiveness or the feed supply. Y

The bottom head 4 is formed upen its upper face with a boss V14 servingas a valve seat, and is provided with a series of discharge openings 15extending through said scat and grouped around a central threadedopening 16. On the underside of the head is also formed an internallythreaded flange 17 forming a coupling receiving the upper externallythreaded end of the discharge pipe 18 leading to the bowl. The outlets15 are controlled by an upwardly opening disk valve 19 carrying apacking washer 20 of rubber or other suitable material to rest snuglyagainst the seat 14 when the-valve is closed. From the valve depends arod or stem 21 projecting downward into the discharge pipe through aguide tube or sleeve 22 threaded at its upper end in the opening 16.

The discharge pipe is formed at one side below the tube 22 with athreaded opening 23' closed by a bearing plug or stopper 24, and fromthe opposite side of the pipe projects a bearing sleeve 25 provided atits outer end with a packing cap 26. A shaft 27 is journaled in thesleeve 25 and provided iio ing reduced and extending across the interioror Lne discharge pipe and Journaled 1n the plug zd. 'lne body portion ofthe 'shaft 'disk which is arranged below the lower y end of the stem 2l.

in practice, it will be understood that the discharge valve 19 will beautomatically Iclosed by the pressure of the column of water thereonandby turning the shaft 27 through the medium of the lever 28 the cam 30will be rotated to lift the stern and thereby open the valve for theoutflow of Water to and through the discharge pipe to the bowl. When thelever 28 is released, it will return to normal position by its owngravity, thus retracting the cam disk 'and permitting the valve to beclosed by the pressure of the water.

From the foregoing description', the operation of the apparatus will bereadily understood, and it will be seen that a simple and eifect-ivetype of apparatus of this character is provided for flushing the bowl 2with the desired force and automatically cutting off the flow of vwateras soon as the operating lever is released. The inode in which the valvemay be removed will be apparent from the description of the constructionof the coperating parts of the apparatus, and it will be seen that uponthe removal of the plug 24 and detachment of the lever 28, which may besecured in any preferred manner to the outer end of the shaft 27, saidshaft together with the cani may be slid longitudinally through theopening 23 and thus removed in a convenient manner.

Havingfthus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new is I.In a lflushing apparatus, the combination of a casing open at its lowerend, a,

storage tank within the casing open at both.

ends, a headclosing the upper end of `the storage tank, a headv closingthe lower ends of both the casing` and tank, bolts detachably connectingsaid heads, and supply and discharge mechanism connected with the lowerhead.

2. ln a flushing apparatus, a storage tank provided in its bottom with athreaded opening and a group. of outlets surroundmay be imparted to thevalve. v

3. ln a flushing aparatus, a storage tank provided with an outlet, adischarge pipe communicating therewith, said pipe being provided at oneside with a bearing sleeve and at its opposite side with an opening, a-

bearing plug closing said opening, a valve controlling the outlet andhaving a stem Iextending into the discharge pipe, a trans stem, wherebyupward opening movement verse shaft journaled in the bearing sleeve andplug and provided with a stop limiting its movement in the direction ofsaid sleeve, and a cam disk on said shaft bearin' against the lower endof the valve stem, sai shaft and applied parts being removablelongitudinally through said opening upon the disconnection of thebearing plug.

In testimony whereof we aiix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

ANSON S. KLINE. PHARES S. HELLER. Witnesses:

Emilie E. FEHNEL, Mounts H. YERGER.

